Studieplan: fra A1 til A2 på seks uker (a six-week plan)
A week-by-week route through this course, a daily routine of two to three hours, and the questions the speaking test usually starts with.
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If you can study for two to three hours a day, six weeks is enough to work through A1 and A2 and to be ready for a test at A2. The plan follows the order of topics most adult courses in Norway use; if your course book is På vei, it matches its chapters 1 to 16.
| På vei | Say poh vai | پو وائی | Means: On the way (the title of a widely used course book) |
Week 1: you, your day and the basics
- Lessons: Presentere seg · Tall, klokka og dager · en, ei, et · Verb i presens · Ordstilling · Hverdagen min
- Grammar: the present tense, personal pronouns, the verb in second place, nouns in the singular
- By Sunday you can introduce yourself, talk about your day and ask simple questions.
Week 2: plans, family, food and shopping
- Lessons: Norskkurs og planer · Modalverb · Familien · Mat og måltider · Å handle
- Grammar: the modal verbs kan, må, vil and skal; the infinitive with and without å; the definite form; adjectives and the words for this and these
- You can describe your family, make plans and manage in a shop.
Week 3: home, the past and small talk
- Lessons: Bolig og nabolag · Adjektiv og eiendomsord · Fortid · Småprat, vær og årstider
- Grammar: the possessives min, din and sin; the past tense of regular and irregular verbs; da and når
- You can talk about where you live, say what you did, and make small talk about the weather.
Week 4: Norway, work and health
- Lessons: Norge: landet og byene · Arbeidspraksis og jobb · Hos legen · Kroppen og helsa · Indirekte spørsmål
- Grammar: the present perfect, the definite form of adjectives, comparing, indirect questions
- You can explain a health problem at the doctor's and talk about your work and experience.
Week 5: money, school, celebrations and jobs
- Lessons: Penger, bank og flytting · Skole og utdanning · Høytider og feiring · CV og jobbsøknad · Leddsetninger
- Grammar: the comparative and superlative, relative clauses with som, where ikke goes in a subordinate clause
- You can write a short CV and application, understand the school system and give your opinion.
Week 6: review and mock tests
- Lessons: Muntlig prøve: vanlige spørsmål · Norwegian tests and levels
- Take the free placement test, then Prøvetest 1 (A1–A2) under test conditions, and redo the practice sets you found hardest.
- Do one more round of reading and listening with the official example tests on the website of HK-dir, which runs Norskprøven.
- Drill word order in main and subordinate clauses, and the verb forms in the past-tense lesson.
A day of study, two to three hours
- Reading and words, 45 minutes. Read the lesson texts aloud. Write each new noun in a notebook with en, ei or et.
- Grammar and writing, 45 minutes. Do the lesson's practice set, then write five to ten sentences on a topic: Min dag, Familien min, Hvorfor jeg lærer norsk.
Min dag Say meen dag مین داگ Means: My day Familien min Say fameeleeuhn meen فامیلیَن مین Means: My family Hvorfor jeg lærer norsk Say vorfohr yai laaruhr noshk وورفور یائی لارَر نوشک Means: Why I am learning Norwegian - Listening and pronunciation, 30 minutes. Play the dialogues, pause after each line and repeat it. Copy the melody, not just the words.
- Speaking, 30 minutes. Answer the questions below aloud, or record yourself in the speaking practice and listen back.
Questions the speaking test often starts with
Om deg selv
- Hva heter du, og hvor kommer du fra?Say: va hehtuhr doo, oh voor kommuhr doo fra?وا ہےتَر دُو, او وُور کوممَر دُو فرا?Means: What is your name, and where do you come from?
- Hvor lenge har du bodd i Norge?Say: voor lehnguh har doo bod ee norguh?وُور لےنگَ ہار دُو بود ای نورگَ?Means: How long have you lived in Norway?
- Hvilke språk snakker du?Say: vilkuh sprohk snakuhr doo?وِلکَ سپروک سناکَر دُو?Means: Which languages do you speak?
Fritid og familie
- Hva liker du å gjøre i fritiden?Say: va leekuhr doo oh yoeruh ee freeteeduhn?وا لیکَر دُو او یوےرَ ای فریتیدَن?Means: What do you like to do in your free time?
- Kan du fortelle om familien din?Say: kan doo furtehlluh om fameeleeuhn deen?کان دُو فُرتےللَ اوم فامیلیَن دین?Means: Can you tell me about your family?
Utdanning og jobb
- Kan du fortelle om utdanningen og arbeidserfaringen din?Say: kan doo furtehlluh om utdanninguhn oh arbaidsarfaringuhn deen?کان دُو فُرتےللَ اوم اُتداننِنگَن او آربائدسارفارِنگَن دین?Means: Can you tell me about your education and your work experience?
- Hva vil du jobbe med i framtiden?Say: va vil doo yobuh meh ee framteeduhn?وا وِل دُو یوبَ مے ای فرامتیدَن?Means: What do you want to work with in the future?
Say it out loud (45 seconds): Svar på spørsmålet: Hva liker du å gjøre i fritiden?Say: svar poh spoeshmohluht. va leekuhr doo oh yoeruh ee freeteeduhn?سوار پو سپوےشمولَت. وا لیکَر دُو او یوےرَ ای فریتیدَن?Means: Answer the question: What do you like to do in your free time?
A model answer
I fritiden liker jeg å gå tur og å lese. I helgene spiller jeg ofte fotball med vennene mine, og om kvelden ser jeg på norske serier for å lære språket.Say: ee freeteeduhn leekuhr yai oh goh toor oh oh lehsuh. ee hehlguhnuh spilluhr yai oftuh fotbal meh vehnnuhnuh meenuh, oh om kvehlluhn sehr yai poh noshkuh sehreeuhr for oh laaruh sprohkuht.ای فریتیدَن لیکَر یائی او گو تُور او او لےسَ. ای ہےلگَنَ سپِللَر یائی اوفتَ فوتبال مے وےننَنَ مینَ, او اوم کوےللَن سےر یائی پو نوشکَ سےریَر فور او لارَ سپروکَت.Means: In my free time I like to go for walks and to read. At weekends I often play football with my friends, and in the evening I watch Norwegian series to learn the language.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: How long does the plan ask you to study each day?
- Twenty minutes
- Eight hours
- Two to three hours
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C: Two to three hours — Two to three hours a day takes you through A1 and A2 in about six weeks.
Quick check: How should you write down a new noun?
- With its article: en, ei or et
- Without any article
- Only in English
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A: With its article: en, ei or et — Learn every noun with its gender. It decides the endings and the adjectives.
Quick check: What is the last week of the plan for?
- Starting B2
- Review and mock tests
- Learning the alphabet
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B: Review and mock tests — Week 6 is for the placement test, Prøvetest 1 and the practice sets you found hardest.
Quick check: What does “Hva liker du å gjøre i fritiden?” mean?
- Where do you work?
- How long have you lived in Norway?
- What do you like to do in your free time?
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C: What do you like to do in your free time? — fritid means free time, and å like means to like.
Quick check: Which daily habit does the plan suggest for pronunciation?
- Reading silently
- Repeating each line of a dialogue aloud
- Translating every word into English
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B: Repeating each line of a dialogue aloud — Pause after each line and repeat it. Copy the melody, not just the words.